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In an effort to create new Maryland jobs for unemployed Maryland residents, Governor Martin O'Malley signed emergency legislation enacting the Job Creation and Recovery Tax Credit.  The Tax Credit makes available a $5,000 tax credit (that's $5,000 in real money - not just a tax deduction) for e... Read more >

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has issued a notice informing employers that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is targeting industry groups, specifically the health care industry, in its investigations of FLSA compliance.   We have seen a significant increase in audits by... Read more >

Take a look on the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation Website and you’ll notice there are a lot of limited liability companies whose right to do business and name have been forfeited for failing to file personal property tax returns.  It happens.  The returns are among... Read more >

This is a time of joint ventures and partnerships.  With commercial financing still difficult to come by, business owners are entertaining loans and investments from private parties and joint ventures/partnerships with other businesses.  So, lots of Non-Disclosure Agreements ("NDAs") are b... Read more >

Unlike previous years, employers hiring specialized foreign workers now have it easy in some ways.  For example, the number of petitions received by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for H-1B specialty occupation visas is well below the established cap for fiscal year 2011, allowing... Read more >

On September 27, 2010, President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs Act (the Act) into law.  The Act will benefit small businesses in several ways, including extensions of Small Business Administration (SBA) lending programs and tax breaks. On October 5, 2010, the SBA approved small busine... Read more >

Most modern businesses have experienced the tremendous frustrations caused by spam messages.  Unsolicited emails clog inboxes, crash servers, and cost companies billions.  In 2003, Congress enacted the CAN Spam Act (the “Act”) with the goal of drastically reducing or eliminating spam.&... Read more >

Filing an immigrant or non-immigrant petition for an employee soon?  It is probably going to be a little more expensive.  Facing a large budget shortfall, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) is changing filing fees effective November 23, 2010.  While most fees a... Read more >